CVE-2015-8388
EPSS 4.2%
Description
PCRE before 8.38 mishandles the /(?=di(?<=(?1))|(?=(.))))/ pattern and related patterns with an unmatched closing parenthesis, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (buffer overflow) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted regular expression, as demonstrated by a JavaScript RegExp object encountered by Konqueror.
How to fix CVE-2015-8388
To remediate CVE-2015-8388, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- Debian/pcre3—upgrade to 2:8.35-7 or later
Is CVE-2015-8388 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 4.2%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (1)
- from 0, < 2:8.35-7